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1960 United States presidential election in Maryland
1960 United States presidential election in Maryland|
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 County Results
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Kennedy
50-60%
60-70%
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Nixon
50-60%
60-70%
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The 1960 United States presidential election in Maryland took place on November 8, 1960, as part of the 1960 United States presidential election. State voters chose nine[2] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Maryland was won by Senator John F. Kennedy (D–Massachusetts), running with Senator Lyndon B. Johnson, with 53.61% of the popular vote against incumbent Vice President Richard Nixon (R–California), running with former United States Ambassador to the United Nations Henry Cabot Lodge Jr., with 46.39% of the popular vote.[3][4]
Results
Results by county
| County
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John F. Kennedy
Democratic
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Richard Nixon
Republican
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Margin
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Total votes cast
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| #
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%
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#
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%
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#
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%
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| Allegany
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13,701
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40.07%
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20,489
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59.93%
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-6,788
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-19.86%
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34,190
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| Anne Arundel
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26,063
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46.00%
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30,595
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54.00%
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-4,532
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-8.00%
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56,658
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| Baltimore
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94,396
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49.57%
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96,027
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50.43%
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-1,631
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-0.86%
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190,423
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| Baltimore City
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202,752
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63.87%
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114,705
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36.13%
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88,047
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27.74%
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317,457
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| Calvert
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2,535
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53.84%
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2,173
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46.16%
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362
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7.68%
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4,708
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| Caroline
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3,381
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47.76%
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3,698
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52.24%
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-317
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-4.48%
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7,079
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| Carroll
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5,763
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33.49%
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11,445
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66.51%
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-5,682
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-33.02%
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17,208
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| Cecil
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6,065
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45.15%
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7,368
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54.85%
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-1,303
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-9.70%
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13,433
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| Charles
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5,482
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54.59%
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4,560
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45.41%
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922
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9.18%
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10,042
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| Dorchester
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4,964
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51.76%
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4,626
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48.24%
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338
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3.52%
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9,590
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| Frederick
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9,910
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42.50%
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13,408
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57.50%
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-3,498
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-15.00%
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23,319[a]
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| Garrett
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2,357
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31.79%
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5,057
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68.21%
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-2,700
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-36.42%
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7,414
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| Harford
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9,293
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43.46%
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12,090
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56.54%
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-2,797
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-13.08%
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21,383
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| Howard
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5,412
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43.42%
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7,051
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56.57%
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-1,639
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-13.15%
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12,465[b]
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| Kent
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3,079
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48.54%
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3,264
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51.46%
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-185
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-2.92%
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6,343
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| Montgomery
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66,025
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51.30%
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62,679
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48.70%
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3,346
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2.60%
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128,704
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| Prince George's
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62,013
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58.05%
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44,817
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41.95%
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17,196
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16.10%
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106,830
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| Queen Anne's
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3,126
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51.82%
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2,906
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48.18%
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220
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3.64%
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6,032
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| Somerset
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3,948
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49.49%
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4,030
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50.51%
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-82
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-1.02%
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7,978
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| St. Mary's
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5,752
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65.13%
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3,080
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34.87%
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2,672
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30.26%
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8,832
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| Talbot
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3,462
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40.94%
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4,995
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59.06%
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-1,533
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-18.12%
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8,457
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| Washington
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15,632
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46.72%
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17,828
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53.28%
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-2,196
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-6.56%
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33,460
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| Wicomico
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7,350
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45.88%
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8,671
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54.12%
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-1,321
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-8.24%
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16,021
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| Worcester
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3,347
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45.71%
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3,976
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54.29%
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-629
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-8.58%
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7,323
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| Totals |
565,808 |
53.61% |
489,538 |
46.39% |
76,270 |
7.22% |
1,055,349
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Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
See also
Notes
References
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